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Author Bios
• Birth—ca. 1979 to 1982
• Where—Nuba Mountains, Sudan, Africa
• Currently—lives in London, England, UK
Mende Nazer [as of 2004, the time of the book's U.S. printing] was approximately twenty-five years old (the Nuba do not record exact dates of birth). She was granted political asylum by the British government in 2003. She currently lives in London.
Damien Lewis is a British journalist who helped Mende escape and transcribed her story. A Sudan expert, he is an anti-slavery activist. (From the publisher.)